FILE – In this Jan. 2, 2011, file photo, Stanford football head coach Jim Harbaugh answers questions during a coach’s new conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Harbaugh is to meet Miami Dolphins officials in the San Francisco area on Thursday.

As of this morning, the Broncos are proceeding in their head coaching search without Jim Harbaugh. The team is not planning to interview the Stanford head coach, according to an NFL source.

John Elway, the Broncos’ new football operations boss, did let Harbaugh know earlier in the week that he was interested. But the Stanford coach seemed to show only backburner interest in the Broncos as he met first with the San Francisco 49ers, then the Miami Dolphins, as well as Stanford officials.

The Broncos had discussed visiting Harbaugh in Denver earlier in the week. When that couldn’t be arranged, team officials talked about flying to the Bay Area, but a definitive time couldn’t be set.

At this point, the Broncos’ interest in Harbaugh seems to have cooled. He would have been a tough get, anyway, as the Broncos are already committed to paying at least $5 million next year to former head coaches Mike Shanahan ($3.5 million) and Josh McDaniels (settlement figure from $3.2 million that was owed) and there are reports Harbaugh’s price tag is around $7 million a year.

Mike Klis was with The Denver Post from Jan. 1, 1998 before leaving in 2015 to join KUSA 9News. He covered the Rockies and Major League Baseball until the 2005 All-Star break, when he was asked to start covering the Broncos.

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